2024 key moments
30 April | International Day to End Corporal Punishment of Children |
· Social media campaign, partner activities and events · Webinar: Violence against children is not ok! Strategies to change norms and behaviours to end corporal punishment of children | |
13-17 May | UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Vienna |
· Side event: Ending corporal punishment in the justice system (tbc) | |
15 May | International Day of Families |
16 May | International Day of Living Together in Peace |
19-22 May | Education World Forum, London |
June | · Webinar: Campaigning to achieve law reform: sharing successful campaign and advocacy strategies for changing the law on corporal punishment and improving implementation (tbc) |
4 June | Innocent Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
16 June | International Day of the African Child |
8-17 July | High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, including review of SDG 16, New York |
· Side event on SDG indicator 16.2.1 (tbc) | |
21 September | International Day of Peace |
22-23 September | Summit of the Future, New York |
· Webinar: Evidence from research: the connection between corporal punishment, violence against children and violence in societies (tbc) | |
2 October | International Day of Non-Violence |
6-7 November | Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, Bogota |
· Several activities including a government-hosted side event on ending corporal punishment | |
20 November | World Children’s Day |
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